Harrison, New York

Harrison is a town in Westchester County, New York, located 22 miles northeast of Manhattan, New York City. Harrison was established in 1696, and it was named for its founder, John Harrison. Harrison purchased an area of land above the Westchester Path from Manhattan to Port Chester, and many of the early settlers were Quakers. Harrison became a town on 7 March 1788, and it became a coterminous town/village in 1975. In 2016, Harrison had a population of 28,340 people.